«But if you ask us, a weaker Canadian dollar and low rates remain critical ingredients when it comes
to driving
future growth — perhaps even more so considering the incoming president's vows
to bolster American
competitiveness and blunt access
to the
key US market.»
«While the recovery was gaining traction before sequestration took effect, these arbitrary and unnecessary cuts
to government services will be a headwind in the months
to come, and will cut
key investments in the nation's
future competitiveness,» Alan B. Krueger, the chairman of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, said in a statement.